Hanoi vs. Copenhagen Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi vs. Copenhagen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Copenhagen, you would:

pay 85.2% less for restaurants

 
Copenhagen
Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.97
DKK140.70
$2.12
₫54,370
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.48
DKK90.45
$4.41
₫113K
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $5.10
DKK34.19
$0.49
₫12,604

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pay 61.2% less for groceries

 
Copenhagen
Hanoi
Bread
1 loaf
$4.77
DKK32.01
$1.08
₫27,865
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.64
DKK57.96
$5.21
₫134K
Milk (1 gallon) $7.89
DKK52.93
$5.70
₫147K

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pay 71.0% less for transportation

 
Copenhagen
Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.58
DKK64.30
$3.47
₫89,086
Monthly public transit pass $104.86
DKK703.49
$9.24
₫237K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $50,184.55
DKK337K
$30,715.02
₫789M

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pay 77.2% less for housing

 
Copenhagen
Hanoi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$37.42
DKK251.06
$8.84
₫227K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,981.79
DKK13,294.85
$407.99
₫10M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,454.31
DKK9,756.23
$278.92
₫7M

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pay 59.5% more for childcare

 
Copenhagen
Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $977.91
DKK6,560.28
$771.38
₫20M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,580.66
DKK57,563.34
$27,672.00
₫711M

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pay 77.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Copenhagen
Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.99
DKK60.30
$1.08
₫27,670
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.97
DKK46.79
$1.88
₫48,277
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.44
DKK63.31
$1.40
₫35,983

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pay 51.4% less for clothing

 
Copenhagen
Hanoi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$108.66
DKK728.95
$48.20
₫1M
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$53.68
DKK360.12
$26.30
₫675K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$128.48
DKK861.94
$83.83
₫2M

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